Posted Aug 09, 2024 394 views
Key Responsibilities:
Leadership and Management:
Lead and mentor a team of solution architects, software engineers, and R&D personnel.
Foster a collaborative and high-performance culture within the engineering team.
Set clear objectives and monitor performance to ensure team goals are met.
Strategic Planning:
Develop and implement the software engineering strategy aligned with the company's vision and business goals.
Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies to drive innovation.
Collaborate with senior management to define technical roadmaps and project priorities.
Solution Architecture:
Guide solution architects in designing robust, scalable, and maintainable software architectures.
Ensure that all architectural solutions align with business needs and technical standards.
Review and approve architectural designs and technical specifications.
Software Development:
Oversee the design, development, and deployment of software solutions for cross-border trade.
Ensure the delivery of high-quality, scalable, and secure software products.
Implement best practices in software development, including agile methodologies, code reviews, and automated testing.
Research and Development:
Lead R&D initiatives to explore and implement emerging technologies.
Encourage innovation within the team by fostering a culture of experimentation and continuous learning.
Evaluate and integrate new technologies to enhance product offerings and operational efficiency.
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
Work closely with product management, operations, and other departments to ensure seamless project execution.
Communicate effectively with stakeholders to provide technical insights and project updates.
Manage vendor relationships and external partners as needed.
Skills:
Strategic planning, team management, Software Development methodologies, R&D, Agile & DevOps practices, and technical documentation.
Strong ability to implement and oversee code review practices, ensuring application security, preventing memory leaks, and optimizing performance.
Extensive expertise in managing and resolving challenges associated with distributed service transactions.
Proven expertise in overseeing DevOps processes and effectively addressing post-deployment issues
Qualifications:
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
At least 15 years of experience in software engineering, with a minimum of 2 years in a senior leadership role, preferably as a Head of Software Engineering or in a similar capacity.
Strong software development and architecture background, with hands-on experience in multiple programming languages and frameworks, especially in .Net Core.
Experience designing, developing, and implementing large-scale software applications using Microservices architecture with hands-on experience in multiple programming languages and frameworks, especially in .Net Core.
Knowledge of cross-border trade processes and related technologies is a plus.
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Job Details
Pakistan Single Window
Pakistan Single Window (PSW) is an ICT-based system in Pakistan providing a single window for trade. PSW is a facility that allows parties involved in trade and transport to lodge standardized information and documents at a single-entry point to fulfill all import, export, and transit-related regulatory requirements. If information is electronic, then individual data elements need to be submitted only once. PSW will connect relevant government departments with each other and with economic operators like importers, exporters, customs agents, shipping agents, transporters etc, in Pakistan for efficient management of cross border trade. It will provide the ease and transparency in achieving compliance with relevant regulatory requirements, through an on-line facility, that will intelligently handle the information for each transaction without the need to provide same information more than once or to physically visit such government departments. Pakistan has committed to implement various provisions of World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement that includes implementation of a National Single Window (NSW) system before February, 2022. Pakistan also needs PSW implementation to overhaul management of its external trade for reducing time, cost and complexity involved to improve its position in various global rankings on competitiveness and ease of doing business. Guiding vision and mission objectives: VISION: Pakistan will establish a world-class automated hub by 2022, offering services and creating efficiencies, to reduce cross border trade related costs, time and complications for improved trade facilitation and compliance. MISSION: Improve cross-border trader processing by providing centralized ICT based services, simplified processes, effective and reliable automation, harmonized data exchange and risk-based selectivity in enforcement of government’s regulations.
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